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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[cì]
  1. 1. noun ranking
    grade
    level
    position(in a competition)
  2. 2. adjective [第二] second
    second son
    next day
  3. 3. adjective [差] inferior
    inferior product
    电影拍得太了。
    The film was badly made.
  4. 4. measure word [差] time
    first time
    repeatedly

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[cì]
  1. 1. noun order; position in a series; place in a sequence
    train number
  2. 2. adjective second; next
    the next year
    second son
  3. 3. adjective second-rate; inferior
    我的字写得可了。
    My handwriting is terrible.
    这本书真
    This book is really no good.
    poor quality cotton
  4. 4. adjective [chemistry] hypo-
    氯酸
    hypochlorous acid
  5. 5. measure word occurrence; time; bout
    进行几会谈
    hold several talks
    first time; first
    three times

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[cì]
  1. 1. 动 [文] 按顺序排列,处在前项之后
    民为贵,社稷
  2. 2. 排在第二的
  3. 3. 质量较差的;等级较低的
    质量太
  4. 4. 顺序
    入场
  5. 5. 用于需要按顺序计量或可能多出现的动作或事物
    第一
    见面
    去过三
    机会
  6. 6. 名 [文] 旅途中停留的地方
  7. 7. 中间

Examples

我跟你说过不知多少了。
I've told you I don't know how many times. 多少
350列车是客车还是货车?
Is train No. 350 a passenger train or a cargo train? 客车
15列车
No.15 train 列车
强拍
subsidiary strong beat 强拍
这个小偷已经是第5被警察抓住了, 真是累教不改。
This thief has been caught by the police five times. What a person who refuses to mend his ways, despite repeated punishment. 累教不改
局长以分别是副局长、科长、股长、办事员。
Following the director general, there are the deputy director general, section chief, supply chief and clerk. 以次
他前后去过3欧洲。
He's been to Europe three times altogether. 前后
警号是连续敲墙3 警号
在部队立功3 立功
乘38直达北京。 直达

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次 and 遍

这两个词都是动量词。用于反复出现的事物。“遍”同事强调从开始到结束的过程。
Both are verbal measure words to indicate “the repetition of an action”. 遍 also stresses the course of the action.
1.“次”可用于正式的、反复出现的大事,如“第一次全国代表大会”、“第二次国内革命战争”、“第三次旅行”等。“遍”没有以上的用法。
次 can be applied to the formal reoccurrence of major events, e.g. 第一次全国代表大会(the First National People’s Congress), 第二次国内革命战争(the Second Revolutionary Civil War), 第三次旅行(the third tour). 遍 cannot be used in this way.

2.“次”可说“初次”、“再次”、“前次”;“遍”则不能这样搭配。
次 can be used in phrases, e.g. 初次(first time), 再次 (second time), 前次 (last time), etc. 遍 cannot be used for such phrases.

3.两个词都可受数词修饰,前面还可以加“第”、“前”、“后”等。如“一次”、“两次”、“第一次”、“前一次”、“后一次”、“最后一次”等,以及“一遍”、“两遍”、“第三遍”、“前一遍”、“后一遍”、“最后一遍”等。但是“二遍”很少用,“二次”则可以用,如“二次进京”。
Both words can be qualified by a numeral preceded with 第 (used before numerals to form ordinal numbers), 前,后,最后,etc.: 一次,两次,第一次,前一次,后一次,最后一次,etc., and 一遍,两遍,第三编,前一遍,后一遍,最后一边,etc. 二遍 is rarely used but 二次 can be used, e.g. 二次进京 (visiting the capital again).

4.“次”用得较广较多,“遍”因表示一个人从始至终的历程,一般用于“读”、“写”、“唱”、“说”、“画”等具有历程性的动作。
次 is used more often. 遍 stresses a course from the beginning to end and so it is applied to actions like 读,写,唱,说,画, etc. which involve a course.
(1) 他来过我家两次。
(2)我不会做这道题,他就把这题的要领给我从头到尾讲了一遍。
(3)这篇文章他才读了三遍,然后就背下来了。

5.有时动作的重复性与历程性兼而有之,用“次”或“遍”均可。
Some action feature repetition as well as duration, so either 次 or 遍 can be used.
(1)这幅画再让我看一遍吧。
(2)这件事你说了很多遍了。
两个词都可以重叠。
Both words can be reduplicated.
(3)他一次次失败,又一次次从失败中站起来。
(4)经过一遍遍的练习,他终于熟练弹奏这首曲子了。

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